Republican Rep. Tom Barrett raises concerns about Trump's VA layoffs
A Republican congressman from Michigan raised concerns Tuesday about the Trump administration's job cuts at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, questioning whether qualified workers, including veterans themselves, are being laid off.
Democrats — including U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, of Ann Arbor, and Rashida Tlaib, of Detroit — have been vocal about the VA's decision to reduce its workforce by thousands since President Donald Trump took office in late January. But Tuesday's letter from U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte, was one of the first instances in which a Michigan member of Congress from Trump's party publicly questioned the reductions.
